The pic above is the reason I'm willing to give twist-outs another go. The difference is *so* tiny, you can hardly see it, but boy it works wonders...
**Bobby pins saved my twist-outs.**
For a really long time I struggled with twist sets. I tried everything from making them larger, smaller, flat twists, twisting all the way down, coiling ends, multiple layers....and everything yielded similar results. I always ended up with defined roots and frizzy ends. But that has all changed, and I owe it all to the Bobby Pins (BPs).
One night, after a particularly dreadful detangling session, I got serious about twisting my hair to keep it from getting matted. Keep in mind that I have been attempting to train my hair to "hang" down, so I thought pins on the ends would weigh the twists down and stretch the length a little. At the end of each twist, I stopped short of the ends, smoothed them through, secured with a BP and let my natural pattern/ends do the work.
The results were impressive.....
...but it wasn't until I tried the same method with smaller twists that I was sold! I also lucked up...well, more like "lazied up"...onto a work appropriate hairstyle. At the end of the twisting session (and partially air drying), I worked from back to front, tucking the bobby pins back to tie my hair underneath a silk scarf. The next morning I simply removed the scarf and did my makeup. My coworkers loved it! It would have been even better if the parts were neater, but I didn't really plan this as a style. So, whatevs...
That night I released the twists and fluffed. I rocked the biggest, stretched fro that I have ever accomplished. The set lasted me about 4 days by pineappling and sleeping on a silk pillowcase. The pic below is me and my Valentine, rocking day 4 hair...
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